Segel
coin album



1, 1967 J. M. SEGEL 3,333,680

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1, 1967 J. M. SEGEL 3,333,680

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United States Patent 3,333,680 COIN ALBUM Joseph M. Segel, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to General Numismatics Corp., Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Filed Sept. 2, 1964, Ser. No. 393,991 9 Claims. (Cl. 206-.83)

This invention relates to a coin album.

The coin album of the present invention is designed to provide maximum flexibility with respect to the display and storage of collected coins. Coins of various countries are minted in different shapes and sizes. The nurnismatist has no way of knowing in advance the particular shape and size of a newly minted coin. The present invention provides a coin album which allows the storage and display of different sizes and shapes of coins on the same page of the album and provides for their ease of rearrangement. Hence, the coins may be arranged in any fashion such as by size, type, date, shape, countries of the world (or any combination thereof), rather than by merely size and shape.

The coin album of the present invention is so constructed as to enable a numismatist to effect a plurality of arrangements of the various coins on any particular page. The coins arranged on any particular page of the album can be viewed from their obverse or reverse faces. The coins can be easily removed from and replaced on any particular page and are securely held in place while in storage or on display.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a novel coin album.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a coin album in which various sized and shaped coins may be stored on any particular page.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coin album which will securely hold collected coins.

A-still further object of this invention is to provide a coin album in which the obverse or reverse face of a coin can be viewed without the necessity of removing the coin from the album.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coin album in which coins may be displayed and stored in a variety of arrangements and patterns.

Another object of this invention is to provide a coin album whose pages 'or leaves comprise removable display cases.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention there are shown in the drawings forms which are presently preferred; it being understood, however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown.

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of one form of a leaf of the coin album of the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the plane indicated by line 2-2 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the plane indicated -by a line 33 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG- URE 3 but illustrating a slightly modified form of post used in the invention.

FIGURE 5 is a perspective of a modified form of a leaf of the coin album, and more particularly, a leaf which can be removed and used as a display case.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary top plan view of the leaf illustrated in FIGURE 5 in its open disposition.

FIGURE 7 is a view in elevation of the right-hand end of the leaf illustrated in FIGURE 5, but without a tab for securing it to a looseleaf binder.

FIGURE 8 is a view in elevation of the left-hand end of the leaf illustrated in FIGURE 5.

3,333,680 Patented Aug. 1, 1967 FIGURE 9 is-a longitudinal cross-sectional view through the leaf of FIGURE 5 in its closed disposition.

FIGURE 10 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the plane indicated by the line 1010 of FIGURE 6.

FIGURE 11 is an enlarged detailed view of a post illustrated in FIGURE 9.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, one form of a leaf of the coin album of the present invention is generally designated by the numeral 10.

The leaf 10 comprises a pair of juxtaposed sheets 12 and 14 of flexible, transparent, resinous material. The sheet 14 has a plurality of upright posts 16 extending upwardly from its inner surface projecting towards the sheet 12. The height of each post 16 is approximately Ms".

The posts 16 are arranged in rows across the width of the sheet 14 and in columns perpendicular to each row up and down the length of the sheet. As seen in FIGURE 1, each of the posts 16 in each row comprises a post in one of the columns and conversely, each post in each column comprises a post in one of the rows extending across the width of the sheet. The spacing of the posts 16 in each column is substantially equal to the spacing of the posts in each row. Hence, pairs of adjacent posts in adjacent rows and columns form a substantially square pocket, as indicated by the numeral 28.

A coin holder generally designated by the numeral 22 is adapted to be placed in any pocket 28 formed by any four adjacent posts 16 on the sheet 14. The coin holders 22 have an octagonally shaped periphery and have a transverse dimension of approximately two inches. The cooperation of the square pocket 28 formed by the posts 16 and the octagonally shaped periphery of the coin holder 22 prevents the coin holder from shifting or sliding relative to the sheet 14 and provides for flexibility of arrangement of the holders. Alternatively, the coin holders may be circular or square in shape. The coin holder is preferably of the type disclosed in my copending application, Ser. No. 393,992, filed Sept. 2, 1964, now Patent No. 3,241,659, and entitled, Coin Holder. The description of this coin holder is incorporated herein by reference.

As described in my copending application, the coin holder 22 has a central knockout portion adapted to be replaced by a particular coin described on an opaque portion of the holder. The coins held by the holder 22 may be of various sizes and shapes. However, the size of the pockets 28 on the sheet 14 is uniform. Hence, the sheet 14 is adapted to hold coins of various sizes and shapes. Further, the coin holders 22 can be arranged in any desired manner upon the sheet 14. For example, a triangular, a diagonal, or a straight line arrangement may be effected. This is clearly shown in FIGURE 1.

The sheet 12 is adapted to be placed over the sheet 14, posts 16, and coin holders 22. Screws 18 or other suitable fasteners placed about the peripheral margin of the sheets 12 and 14 lock the sheets 12 and 14 together and securely hold the coin holders 22 therebetween. Apertures 20 are formed at spaced points along one peripheral margin of the sheets 12 and 14. This enables the composite leaves 10 to be mounted in a suitable looseleaf binder if desired.

Since the sheets 12 and 14 are transparent, and the aperture holding the coin in the holder 22 goes through the holder, the obverse face of the coin may be viewed through the transparent sheet 12 and the reverse face of the coin may be viewed through the transparent sheet 14.

FIGURE 4 illustrates a slightly modified form of the invention. In this form of the invention, the posts 16' are tubular and include a bore 24 therethrough. Sheet 12 r 3 includes downwardly projecting upright posts 26 arranged and spaced in an identical manner as the tubular posts 16'. The posts 26 are telescopically received by the tubular posts 16 to effect the further securement of the sheet 12 to the sheet 14.

Referring now to FIGURES -11, a modified form of a leaf of the coin album is disclosed, and more particularly, a leaf generally designated by the numeral 30 which can be removed from the. album and used as a display case.

The leaf 30 comprises a rigid top sheet 32 of transparent resinous material hingedly connected to a rigid bottom sheet 34 of transparent resinous material. The sheets 32 and 34 are adapted to be molded from a single mold and comprise the mirror image of each other when assembled as shown in the drawing,

The bottom transparent sheet 34 includes an upstanding rim 36. The sheet 32 has a corresponding rim Which is adapted to seat on the rim 36. The sheets 32 and 34 are hingedly connected along one of their opposed peripheral margins. Hence, projecting from the back of the sheet 32 are a pair of spaced hinge elements 38 and 40. A single hinge element 42 also projects from the back of the sheet 32. The bottom sheet 34 includes the identical hinge elements 38, 40, and 42. Thus, when the sheets 32 and 34 are juxtaposed to each other the hinge element 42 on the bottom sheet 34 is disposed between the hinge elements 38 and 40 on the top sheet 32, and in a like manner, the hinge element 42 on the top sheet 32 is disposed intermediate the hinge elements 38 and 40 on the bottom sheet 34. Mating concave and convex surfaces connect each series of hinge elements and effects the hinged connection.

Each of the sheets 32 and 34 is provided with a slot 46 in their rims 36 intermediate their hinged connections. The slots 46 open towards each other as illustrated in FIGURE 7. Also, the top and bottom sheets 32 and 34 are provided with mating slots 44 and 48 in their rims 36 on the outer side of their hinged connections.

The top and bottom sheets also include downwardly and upwardly projecting flexible snaps 50. The snaps 50 include a cylindrical projection which is adapted to seat within a depression or pocket 52 on the bottom and top sheets respectively. The snaps and pockets removably hold the sheets in assembled juxtaposed relationship.

A flexible tab 54 is connected to the rim 36 of the bottom sheet 34 by suitable fasteners such as 60. The fasteners 60 are integral with rim 36 of top sheet 32 and are adapted to seat in mating recesses in bottom sheet.

34 when the sheets overlie each other. The tab 54 projects outwardly through the mating slots 44, 46, and 48 in the sheets 32 and 34. The tab includes a pair of cutout portions 56 and 58 for receiving the hinged connections between the sheets 32 and 34. A plurality of spaced apertures 62 are formed along the outer periphery of the tab 54.

When the top sheet '32 is pivoted into a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom sheet 34, the flexible tab 54 may be removed or inserted into leaf 30 through slots 44, 46, and 48. It is only necessary to pivot the top sheet 34 to remove fasteners 60 from their mating recesses in the bottom sheet 34. The tab 54 may then be pulled through or inserted into slots 44, 46, and 48.

The bottom half of the sheet 34 includes a plurality of upright posts in the nature of tubular sockets 64, The top half of the sheet 34 includes a plurality of posts in the nature of solid projections 66. The sockets and projections are arranged in identical manner as in the leaf illustrated in FIGURE 1 and form a plurality of square pockets for receiving a coin holder 22. The posts on the top sheet 32 are arranged in an identical manner as the posts on the sheet 34, except that the top half of the sheet 32 includes sockets 64 and the bottom half of the sheet 32 includes projections 66. This is due to the fact that the sheets 32 and 34 are molded from an identical mold and comprise the mirror image of each other. Hence, when the sheet 32 is pivoted to overlie the sheet 34, the projections 66 on the sheet 32 will be telescopically received by the sockets 64 on the sheet 34 and in a like manner, the sockets 64 on the sheet 32 will telescopically receive the projections 66 on the sheet 34. The

' used as a display case for the coins stored therein.

When the leaf 30 is removed from the album, the top sheet 32 need only be pivoted With respect to the bottom sheet and the tab 54 removed. The coins may then be held and displayed within leaf 30, which will serve as a display case.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and, accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, rather than to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A coin album comprising a plurality of leaves, each leaf including a pair of juxtaposed sheets of transparent material, a plurality of upright posts projecting from one of said sheets towards the other, said posts being arranged in rows across the width of said sheet and columns perpendicular to said rows up and down the length of said sheet, each post in each row comprising a post in one of said columns, each .post in each column comprising a post in one of said rows, the spacing of said posts in each column being substantially equal to the spacing of said posts in each row, at least one coin holder for holding a coin of particular designation between said juxtaposed sheets, said coin holder having a periphery of such shape and size as to seat between a pair of adjacent posts in adjacent rows and adjacent columns, and means along the periphery of said juxtaposed sheets for removably holding them together.

2. A coin album in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of the posts on said one sheet is tubular, a plurality of upright posts on the other of said juxtaposed sheets projecting toward said one sheet, and arranged and spaced in an identical manner as the tubular posts on said one sheet, the posts on said other sheet being telescopically received by the tubular posts on said one sheet.

3. A coin album in accordance with claim 1 wherein half of the posts on said one sheet are tubular, the other half of said posts being solid, a plurality of upright posts on the other of said juxtaposed sheets projecting toward said one sheet, half of the posts on said other sheet being tubular, the other half of said posts being solid, the posts on said other sheet being arranged and spaced in an identical manner as the posts on said one sheet except that the tubular posts on said other sheet are adapted to overlie the solid posts on said one sheet to telescopically receive them and the solid posts on said other sheet are adaptedto overlie the tubular posts on said one sheet in order to be telescopically received by them.

4. A coin album in accordance with claim 1 wherein said sheets ahe hingedly connected along one of their opposed peripheral margins.

5. A coin album in accordance with claim 1 wherein the periphery of said coin holder is octagonally shaped.

6. A coin album in accordance with claim 1 wherein said juxtaposed sheets include spaced aligned apertures along one of their peripheral margins.

7. A leaf for a coin album comprising a pair of juxtaposed sheets of transparent material, a plurality of upright posts projecting from one of said sheets toward the other, said posts being arranged in rows across the width of said one sheet and columns perpendicular to said rows up and down the length of said one sheet, each post and each row comprising a post in one of said columns, each post in each column comprising a post in one of said rows, the spacing of said posts in each column being substantially equal to the spacing of said posts in each row, a plurality of upright posts on the other of said juxtaposed sheets projecting toward said one sheet and arranged and spaced in an identical manner as the posts of said one sheet, the posts on said other sheet being telescopically joined with the post on said sheet to maintain a separation between said sheets, said sheet being hingedly connected along one of their opposed peripheral margins, and a flexible tab between said sheets projecting beyond said one peripheral margin, said flexible tab including a plurality of spaced apertures therealong.

8. A leaf in accordance with claim 7 including means for removably holding said juxtaposed sheets together.

9. A leaf for a coin album comprising a pair of juxtaposed sheets of transparent material, a plurality of upright posts projecting from one of said sheets toward the other to maintain a separation therebetween, said posts being arranged in rows across the width of said one sheet and columns perpendicular to said rows up and down the length of said one sheet, each post in each row comprising a post in one of said columns, each post in each column comprising a post in one of said rows, the spacing of said posts in each column being substantially equal to the spacing of said posts in each row, whereby a plurality of square pockets Within said separation are defined by the posts of said one sheet, said sheets being hingedly connected along one of their opposed peripheral margins, and means along the periphery of said sheets for removably holding them together.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 578,541 3/1897 Bredow 206-084 1,999,796 4/ 1935 Zinser. 2,289,872 7/1942 Brinkmann 220-4 XR 2,341,635 2/1944 Loesch 21159 2,449,204 9/1948 Curtis 206-0.83 2,672,977 3/ 1954 Seitz 2060.83 2,803,865 8/1957 Eljanian et a1. 220-4 XR 2,848,106 8/1958 Rice 206-62 3,064,805 11/ 1962 Bains 2060.83

FOREIGN PATENTS 1,074,246 3/1954 France. 1,229,602 3/ 1960 France.

LOUIS G. MANCENE, Primary Examiner. THERON E. CONDON, Examiner. J. M. CASKIE, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A COIN ALBUM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LEAVES, EACH LEAF INCLUDING A PAIR OF JUXTAPOSED SHEETS OF TRANSPARENT MATERIAL, A PLURALITY OF UPRIGHT POSTS PROJECTING FROM ONE OF SAID SHEETS TOWARDS THE OTHER, SAID POSTS BEING ARRANGED IN ROWS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF SAID SHEET AND COLUMNS PERPENDICULAR TO SAID ROWS UP AND DOWN THE LENGTH OF SAID SHEET, EACH POST IN EACH ROW COMPRISING A POST IN ONE OF SAID COLUMNS, EACH POST IN EACH COLUMN COMPRISING A POST IN ONE OF SAID ROWS, THE SPACING OF SAID POSTS IN EACH COLUMN BEING SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE SPACING OF SAID POSTS IN EACH ROW, AT LEAST ONE COIN HOLDER FOR HOLDING A COIN OF PARTICULAR DESIGNATION BETWEEN SAID JUXTAPOSED SHEETS, SAID COIN HOLDER HAVING A PERIPHERY OF SUCH SHAPE AND SIZE AS TO SEAT BETWEEN A PAIR OF ADJACENT POSTS IN ADJACENT ROWS AND ADJACENT COLUMNS, AND MEANS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF SAID JUXTAPOSED SHEETS FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING THEM TOGETHER. 